Milica Uzelac When the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously struck down the country’s anti-prostitution laws in 2013, it was considered a triumph for many sex workers who believed that the laws prevented them from safely conducting their business. Specifically, all three Criminal Code provisions concerning activities related to prostitution were ruled unconstitutional for violating section…
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Selling Sex: Bill C-36, Prostitution, and the Canadian Constitution
Alexis Mulvenna Last December, prostitution was forced on to the federal agenda when the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously struck down all three related Criminal Code provisions as unconstitutional, giving Parliament just one year to put forth new legislation. The Court was responsive to arguments made by the applicants in Canada v Bedford under section…
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